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Power outages in Kent County grow to 30,882

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A tree limb that has fallen into the road sits against a car near the intersection of Orville SE and Rossman SE following severe weather in Grand Rapids on Sunday, November 17, 2013. (Andrew Kuhn | MLive.com)
(MLive)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Nearly 31,000 Kent County customers are without power Monday morning, a day after powerful storms blew through Michigan, bringing heavy rain and high winds that downed power lines.

As of 3:45 a.m. this morning, 30,882 Consumers Energy customers were left in the dark. That’s up from 13,828 as of 10 p.m. Sunday. Statewide, more than more than 213,900 were without power.

“We have been working throughout the night to assess the damage from Sunday’s severe weather and make situations safe for the public,” Mary Palkovich, Consumers’ vice president of energy delivery, said in a statement. “We appreciate the patience of our customers as we work safely to restore power across the state. We have out-of-state contract crews arriving Monday to provide additional assistance.”